Sand is a substance that looks like powder, and consists of extremely small pieces of stone. Some deserts and many beaches are made up of sand.
例句
They all walked barefoot across the damp sand to the water's edge.他們全都光著腳走過潮濕的沙地來到水邊。...grains of sand.沙粒
N-PLURAL
(海濱等的)沙灘
Sands are a large area of sand, for example a beach.
例句
...miles of golden sands.綿延數英里的金色沙灘
VERB
用砂紙磨光(或擦凈)
If you sand a wood or metal surface, you rub sandpaper over it in order to make it smooth or clean.
例句
Sand the surface softly and carefully.用砂紙仔細而輕柔地打磨表面。
PHRASE
多變;動蕩;曲折
If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
例句
He had been a rock in the shifting sands of her existence.他一直是她曲折坎坷的生活中的主心骨。...his shrewd tactical skills in the shifting sands of Arab politics.他在阿拉伯風云變幻的政局中的高明謀略
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean